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Deuteronomy 28:59

“Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּלָאpâlâʼ · paw-law'
H6381 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: accomplish, (arise...too, be too) hard, hidden, things too high, (be, do, do a, shew) marvelous(-ly, -els, things, work), miracles, perform, separate, make singular, (be, great, make) wonderful(-ers, -ly, things, works), wondrous (things, works, -ly).
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הִפְלָ֤א — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vhq3ms
Usage: Occurs 71 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:14 Exodus 3:20 Exodus 34:10 Leviticus 22:21 Leviticus 27:2

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פָּלָא here.

Verse 58 Verse 60

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.